Urbane sprawl: the pursuit of the perfect habitat
Peter Sandy finds that managing campus growth requires a fine balance between immediate needs and future aspirations Imagine you are flying in an aircraft on a clear night, watching the lights of...
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The fine art of masterplanning-ten golden rules
1 Use the plan pragmatically as a tool not a straightjacket. Concentrate on the principles, rather than shapes on the plan to achieve continual options for growth. 2 The planshould be derived from...
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Hold on, I'm strumming
Depending on your point of view, universities are either a stuffy lot or show exquisite good taste when it comes to playing "music on hold". Music on hold - the technical term for the tunes played on...
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Small-claims mutual fund makes a dent in cover charges
Under UMAL, institutions contribute to a pool that is used to pay their small claims, thus cutting out the insurer and the broker. Elaine Carlton reports University insurance is big business, and the...
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Sharpen up with the right ratios
Higher education institutions could manage their physical assets more effectively with help from the results of a pilot study commissioned by the funding councils. As the higher education sector...
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How to raise your sites
Universities need top-class facilities to support learning and attract staff and students. Keith Blake examines the options available to raise capital and improve campuses There is a palpable sense...
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Lock, stock and two smoking barrels
(Photograph) - Lock, stock and two smoking barrels: more than 200 students from 22 universities took part in the British Universities National Clay Pigeon Shooting Championship at the Humberside...
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Star Turn
Heriot-Watt's first musician-in-residence has struck a chord with staff and students. Olga Wojtas sits in to listen Steve King is responsible for Heriot-Watt University losing one of its distinctive...
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Hurdlers who stay the course
What is the best and fairest way to assess what students have learnt? Angela Glasner looks at the obstacles to innovation in marking and examining work Assessment is placing a growing burden on staff...
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Rooms need more than a view
The outlook may be exciting but are teaching facilities up to scratch? Sally Brown lists common complaints about accommodation University lecturers work in some of the most beautiful, historic, and...
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Student doctors keep their finger on the pulse
Newcastle is the first medical school in Britain to get a quality thumbs-up. Olga Wojtas looks at the case Newcastle University medical school has just won 24 points out of 24 in the teaching quality...
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Masons seek formal partners in academy
The freemasons are looking for formal university partners to develop their new masonic research centre in London. The Canonbury Masonic Research Centre, in Islington, North London, was launched with...
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Invite to grande ecole raises dumbing-down fears
New admission procedures to make it easier for European students to apply to one of France's top grandes ecoles have provoked criticism that standards of excellence will be threatened. Paris's Ecole...
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NUS votes for greater openness
The National Union of Students has voted to overhaul its organisation to try to make it more accountable. If motions passed at this year's conference are ratified next year, regional conferences will...
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